Anyone know anything about the birth control pill Ortho Tri-Cyclen lo Tablets?

Question:

For the 1st time in my life I started taking this type of birth control pill -to regulate my cycle primarily. According to the packet insert, you can start your 1st pack on a Sunday after the period or the 1st day of your period. I started on the Sunday after the period started. My period did not come within 28 days. Surprisingly, it came on the 34th day. So I did not start the new pack yet. I was waiting for my period to restart to start the next pack on the Sunday after. I am unsure and a bit confused if I am doing the right thing or not. Should I wait every month for my period to start to continue to take the pills? What is the correct way, step- by- step to take it to regulate the cycle and prevent pregnancy?

Answers:
Hello. This is quite a good question. First of all, it does not matter what day you start this birth control pill, but Sundays are easier because it allows your bleeding to occur on weekdays as opposed to weekends since the bleeding will begin 3-4 days after stopping the regular pill and switching to the placebo pill or no pill. Ok, now to your question: how should you be taking the pill to prevent pregnancy. Well, you should be taking it exactly as prescribed, and actually pay no mind to when the actual withdrawal bleeding is taking place. I don't know why your bleeding did not take place in the last week of the package (between days 22-28). You should be taking one pill daily, and as soon as a package is done, you should be starting the next package and not taking days off just because of the bleeding. Also, since you just started this particular brand of birth-control pill, it may take a little time to have your body adjust- give it two more cycles. If you are still not bleeding in the last week of your package, and you really really want the withdrawal bleed, then you need to return to your prescribing doctor and change to another brand. I would personally recommend one that is not a tri-cyclic, but just a monophasic, but that's a whole other discussion. For more information, type in "managing contraception"- its a great book referenced by doctors to which I believe there is online access. Oh, and one big important thing: take your birth control pill at the SAME TIME every day, or yes, your risk of getting pregnant goes up immensely!

im on ortho tri-cyclen lo and the same thing happened to me the first cycle so I called my doc and she said to take one pill everyday at the same time and I guess my body adjusted or w/e because now I start right about my 2nd "sugar" pill but she said it doesn't matter when your withdraw bleed is just keep taking one pill each day at the same time and it will eventually get your cycle on track. Hope this helps good luck

Anyone know anything about the birth control pill Ortho Tri-Cyclen lo Tablets?

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